atrocious

a·tro·cious  (-trshs)

adj.

1. Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous: an atrocious crime.

2. Exceptionally bad; abominable: atrocious decor; atrocious behavior.

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[From Latin atrx, atrc-, frightful, cruel; see ter- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·trocious·ly adv.

a·trocious·ness n.

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atrocious

Adjective

1. extremely cruel or wicked

2. horrifying or shocking

3. Informal very bad [Latin atrox dreadful]

atrociously adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	atrocious - shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit" flagitious, monstrous, grievous evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
	2.	atrocious - exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable, abominable, painful bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
	3.	atrocious - provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound" frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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atrocious

adjective 1. (Informal) shocking, terrible, appalling, horrible, horrifying, grievous, execrable, detestable << OPPOSITE fine

adjective 2. cruel, savage, brutal, vicious, ruthless, infamous, monstrous, wicked, barbaric, inhuman, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, infernal, fiendish, villainous, nefarious, godawful (slang) hellacious U.S. (slang) << OPPOSITE kind

Translations

atrocious [əˈtrəuʃəs] adj → atroz;

(fig) → horrible, infame

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atrocious [əˈtrəuʃəs] adj (= very bad) → atroce, exécrable

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atrocious [əˈtrəuʃəs] adj → grauenhaft

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atrocious [əˈtrəuʃəs] adj → atroce, pessimo/a

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atrocious

adj atrocious [əˈtrəuʃəs]

1 very bad Your handwriting is atrocious. afgryslik فَظيع، سَيّء جِداً зверски úděsný, strašný rædselsfuld; frygtelig furchtbar αισχρός, κάκιστος atroz, pésimo jõle بسیار بد hirveä affreux נוֹרָא अति-दुष्ट grozan szörnyű buruk sekali skelfilegur, hörmulegur orribile ひどい 지독한 siaubingas drausmīgs; šausmīgs teruk afschuwelijk grusom, fæl okropny ruim oribil отвратительный strašný grozen užasan gräslig, förfärlig แย่มาก çok kötü, berbat 惡劣的；遭透的 жахливий برا ، خبیث tồi tệ 恶劣的；遭透的

2 extremely cruel an atrocious crime. gruwelik وَحْشي، أثيم، مُرَوِّع брутален surový, brutální grusom; rædselsfuld scheußlich βάρβαρος, απάνθρωπος, ωμός atroz metsik زننده؛ بی رحمانه raaka atroce זְווָעַתִי, אַכזָרִי नृशंस zvjerski kegyetlen sangat kejam grimmilegur, hryllilegur atroce 残虐な 극악한 žiaurus, kraupus nežēlīgs; zvērīgs kejam afgrijselijk grusom, redselsfull ohydny atroz atroce жестокий brutálny ostuden svirep ohygglig เหี้ยมโหด acımasız, zalim 殘暴的 звірячий انتہائی ظالم tàn bạo 残暴的

n aˈtrociousness

gruwelikheid وَحْشِيَّه، فَظاعَه жестокост ohavnost, úděsnost grusomhed die Scheußlichkeit βαρβαρότητα, ωμότητα atrocidad metsikus زنندگی؛ ظالم raakuus atrocité אַכזָרִיוּת नृशंसता gnjusoba kegyetlenség kekejaman hryllingur atrocità 残虐さ 흉포성 žiaurumas nežēlīgums; zvērīgums kekejaman afschuwelijkheid grusomhet okropność, ohyda atrocidade atrocitate жестокость ohavnosť okrutnost okrutnost ohygglighet, gräslighet ความเหี้ยมโหด zalimlik 兇惡 жорстокість ظلم ، سفاکی tính hung bạo 凶恶

n atrocity [əˈtrosəti]

an extremely cruel and wicked act The invading army committed many atrocities. wandaad, gruweldaad عَمَل وَحْشي، جَريمَه فَظيعَه зверство krutost, zvěrstvo grusomhed Grausamkeit βαρβαρότητα, κτηνωδία atrocidad metsikus ستم؛ عمل شنیع raakuus atrocité מַעֲשֶׂה זווָעָה अत्याचार zvjerstvo szörnyűség kekejaman grimmdarverk, ódæði atrocità 残虐行為 흉악 žiaurus nusikaltimas, žiaurenybė nežēlība; zvērība perbuatan sangat kejam wreedheid grusomhet okrucieństwo atrocidade atrocitate зверство ukrutnosť, zverstvo grozota zverstvo grymhet, skändlighet การกระทำที่เหี้ยมโหด canavarlık, vahşet 暴行 звірство ظلم ، بد ذاتی sự tàn bạo 暴行